Carl Bildt

Carl Bildt (15 July 1949-) was Prime Minister of Sweden from 4 October 1991 to 7 October 1994, interrupting Ingvar Carlsson's two terms in office. Bildt was a member of the liberal-conservative Moderate Party, leading it from 1986 to 1999.

Biography
Carl Bildt was born in Halmstad, Sweden on 15 July 1949 to a family of Danish aristocratic origin and of good political connections since the days of Prime Minister Gillis Bildt (who served from 1888 to 1889). He studied political science at Stockholm University, and he served as chairman of the students' union of the Moderate Party from 1973 to 1974. Under he leadership of his father-in-law Gosta Bohman from 1971 to 1981, the party's political fortunes were greatly improved, and he was elected to the Riksdag in 1979 as a Moderate Party member. He also served as Under-Secretary of State from 1979 to 1981 and party leader from 1986, and he rebuilt his party and pledged it to a reform of the welfare state. He led a four-party government coalition, an dhe tried to reduce the influence of the state in economy and society, while continuing to press for the country's membership in the European Union. Owing to rising unemployment and other economic difficulties, Bildt lost the 1994 electionns, and he became active as negotiator for the European Union in the Bosnian War.